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UNITED STATES PATENT 7 OFFICE,

WILLIAM D. MCOALLUM, OF TRURO, NOVA SOOTIA, CANADA.

FLOWER-STAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 255,314, dated March 21, 1882.

' Application filed August 24, 1881. (Model) the room in which the stand is located.

The invention consists in a semi-elliptical stand, the sides of which increase in height from the front to the rear on a curved line, and the upper edge of the sides of this stand are provided with an inclined outwardly-projecting flange, and the base of the stand contains a number of vessels for collecting the water. that drops from are plants. The stand is provided with shelves, brackets, and hangers for flowers, flower-baskets, bird-cages, fishglobes, 85c.

In the accompanying drawings,Figure lisa perspective view ofmy improved flower-stand. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional -elevation of the same on the line 3 :1 Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line a m, Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. v

The stand or casing A has a semi-elliptical or similar ground plan, the straight side B being the front of the stand. The height of the curved side 0 increases from the front toward the middle of the rear on a curved line. The upper edges of the sides B and O are provided with outward and upwardly projecting beveled or inclined flanges D.

The stand A is provided with one or more shelves, E, preferably made of a series of strips, or of slotted or perforated boards, which may also be otherwise ornamented.

A series of open flat tanks or pans, G H, rest on the floor F of the stand, and serve to collect the water dripping from the plants.

Preferably there are one central pan or vessel, G, and two side vessels, H, all of the same width.

The middle vessel is provided with a knob in its front, so that this vessel can be passed in and out, like a drawer, through a longitudinal opening in the front side, B. As the side vessels, H H, are of the same width as the central drawer-vessel, G, (or narrower,) they can be passed through the opening in the front B, and then pushed to the end of the floor F, so that the drawer-vessel G can be passed in between the side vessels, H, as shown in Fig. 3.

The sides of the drawer-vessel G are provided with outwardly-projecting flanges J, which project over the upper edges of the adjoining sides of the side vessels, H, and thus prevent water from dropping down between these two sides.

A series of rods, K, provided at the upper end with ornamental or scroll-work arms L, are passed through apertures in the upper shelf, E, and the lower ends of these rods pass into notches or recesses in a projecting strip, L, on the inner surface of the curved side 0, and directly above the pans or vessels G H. Pedestals M, for receiving flower-pots, vases, 850., are provided on the stand, and consist of a plate, N, attached to the top of a rod, 0, passing through an apertured bracket, P, attached to a shelf, .E, provided with a bindingscrew, Q, the lower end of this rod 0 resting on the next lower shelf, E, provided with a recess for it.

The curved side 0 is preferably slotted, per forated, or ornamented in a similar manner.

Flower-pots, vases, &c., are placed on the shelves E and on the pedestals, or small statnary, ornamental stones, shells, or other ornamental objects are placed on the pedestals. Bird-cages, flower-baskets, fish-globes, &c., are suspended from the arms L of the rods K.

Ifthe plants on the stand arewatered, the flange D prevents the water from accidentally being sprinkled on the floor of the room, against the walls, 830. The water dripping from the flowers is collected in the pans or vessels H, which can be removed very'conven iently when necessary.

The above-described flower stand is very or namental and light, can be transported very easily, and as the water is carefully collected in the same it will not soil floors and carpets, and will not be soiled itself.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A flower-stand made, as herein shown and described, with an outwardly-projecting beveled flange along its edges, and with a series of shelves, hangers, and pedestals, as set forth.

2. The combination, with the flower-stand A, of the outwardly-projeet-ing flange D along the upper edges, substantially as shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. Ina flower-stand, the combination, with the shelves E, flange D, and pans G H, of the upright pivoted rods K, provided with books,

WILLIAM DOUGLAS MOOALLUM.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK BULMER CHAMBERS, FREDERICK TENNYSON CONGDON. 

